The works of Ādi Śaṅkarācārya

Sanatsujātīyam

p. 204

p. 204

च अमार्गान् संसारहेतुभूतानात्मनो विरुद्धमार्गान् धर्माधर्मोपासनारूपान् ।अथवा, ‘एवं हि विद्वान्परियाति तत्र’ इति पाठे सगुणं ब्रह्म विद्वान् तत्र ब्रह्मलोकादावुपासनफलं परियाति प्राप्नोति ।तथा अर्थजातं च अस्य वदन्ति वेदाः ।कीदृशं वदन्ति ? स नेहायाति स विद्वानिह अस्मिन् लोके कर्मवन्नायाति न जायते, किन्तु ब्रह्मोपासनया अमार्गान् विरुद्धमार्गान् निहन्ति ।एवं तत्र गत्वा संसारहेतूनमार्गान्निहत्य परात्मा सन् कालेन परं ब्रह्म प्रयातीत्यर्थः ॥

In plain words

And he destroys the wrong paths opposed to the self—the tracks of dharma, adharma, and lower meditations that lead only to saṃsāra. Or alternatively, following the reading 'thus indeed the wise man goes there,' the one who knows qualified Brahman attains the fruit of his worship in Brahmaloka. What do the Vedas say of him? Such a wise person does not return to this mortal world like ordinary mortals bound by karma, nor is he born again; rather, through his devotion to Brahman, he destroys all contrary paths. Thus, going to that realm and eradicating the causes of rebirth, he finally becomes the Supreme Self and in due course attains supreme Brahman.

Close to the Sanskrit

And the non-paths, the contrary paths opposed to the self which are causes of saṃsāra, taking the form of dharma, adharma and meditation. Or, in the reading 'thus indeed the wise man goes there', the knower of qualified Brahman goes there to Brahmaloka and obtains the fruit of meditation. And the Vedas speak of the collection of wealth of this person. What kind do they speak of? This wise man does not come here in this world like one bound by karma, he is not born, but through meditation on Brahman he destroys the contrary non-paths. Thus having gone there, having destroyed the non-paths that are causes of saṃsāra, being the Supreme Self, in due course he attains the Supreme Brahman, this is the meaning.